LA JOLLA, Calif.— UC San Diego women's basketball will travel to Long Beach State before hosting Hawai'i to celebrate National Girls & Women in Sports Day.
 
The Tritons (15-6, 10-1 Big West) remain atop the Big West standings as the back half of conference play gets underway, traveling to face the Beach (3-18, 2-9 Big West) on Thursday at 6 p.m. UC San Diego will play host to the Rainbow Wahine (12-9, 6-5 Big West) on Saturday at 4 p.m. in LionTree Arena. The games will be broadcast on ESPN+ with live statistics available via UCSDTritons.com. 
 
In celebration of National Girls & Women in Sports Day, the Triton women's teams will host pregame activities for youth in the Aux Gym beginning at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets for the game will be $5 general admission.
 
DETAILS
Game 22
UC San Diego (15-6, 10-1) at Long Beach State (3-18, 2-9)
Thursday, Feb. 5 | 6 p.m.
Walter Pyramid (4,200) | Long Beach, Calif.
All-time series: 5-6
Last meeting: UCSD 75, LBSU 45 (Dec. 6, 2025)
Streak: W5
Watch on ESPN+ | Live Stats
 
Game 23
UC San Diego vs Hawai'i (12-9, 6-5)
Saturday, Feb. 7 | 4 p.m.
LionTree Arena (4,000) | La Jolla, Calif.
All-time series: 5-5
Last meeting: UCSD 65, UH 54 (Jan. 3, 2026)
Streak: W2
Watch on ESPN+ | Live Stats
 

ABOUT THE TRITONS	ABOUT LONG BEACH ST.	ABOUT HAWAI'I
Roster | Schedule | Stats	Roster | Schedule | Stats	Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall: 15-6	Overall: 3-18	Overall: 12-9
Big West: 10-1	Big West: 2-9	Big West: 6-5
Home: 8-3	Home: 3-8	Home: 9-5
Away: 7-3	Away: 0-10	Away: 2-3
Neutral: 0-0	Neutral: 0-0	Neutral: 1-1
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-1	vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-1	vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-0
Streak: W3	Streak: L1	Streak: W6

 
LAST TIME OUT
The Tritons put together another 2-0 week to remain atop the Big West standings, defeating UC Santa Barbara on the road, 52-49, in dramatic fashion with Makayla Rose scoring the game-winner with 6.5 seconds remaining.
 
On Saturday against CSUN, the Tritons set program records in steals (22) and turnovers forced (31), scoring 33 points off takeaways to earn the 82-67 victory. UC San Diego scored 23 consecutive points unanswered from the end of the third quarter to 3:35 remaining in the fourth to surge ahead. Rose was pivotal once again, setting the program's single-game record with eight steals—a career high—in the contest. For her efforts on the week, she was named UCU Athlete of the Week.
 
UC San Diego 52, UC Santa Barbara 49
Points: Maxie, Rose (11); Ma (10); Condron (9)
Rebounds: Condron (9); Ma (8); Smith (6)
Assists: Maxie, Smith (4)
Steals: Ma (1)
Blocks: Condron, Ma (2)
 
UC San Diego 82, CSUN 67
Points: Rose (18); Condron, Smith (16); Maxie (14); Ma (11)
Rebounds: Condron (7); Ma (5); Rose (4)
Assists: Ma, Maxie (5); Rose (3)
Steals: Rose (8); Maxie (6); Condron (3)
 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego hit the road for a pair of games next week, taking on UC Davis on Thursday, Feb. 12 at 6 p.m. and facing UC Riverside on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 4 p.m. The games will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live statistics will be available via UCSDTritons.com. Saturday's game at UCR will also air locally in San Diego on 97.3 The Fan.
 
FIRST MID-MAJOR TOP 25® RANKING FOR TRITONS
After securing sole possession of first place in the Big West, UC San Diego women's basketball enters the Mid-Major Top 25® college basketball poll for the first time at No. 25. It is the first national ranking for the program since moving to Division I. Now in its 16th season, the CollegeInsider.com Women's Mid-Major Top 25® is voted on by 31 Division I coaches. The poll is announced every Tuesday. The Tritons are one of two Big West teams in this week's survey, with UC Irvine ranked 20th.
 
ROSE EARNS FIRST UCU WEEKLY HONOR (FEB. 2)
Makayla Rose played a pivotal role in UC San Diego's 2-0 week, helping the Tritons secure sole possession of first place in the Big West and earning her first UCU Athlete of the Week nod. The senior guard scored the game-winner with 6.5 seconds on the clock at UC Santa Barbara on Thursday, finishing with a team-high 11 points and playing all 40 minutes. She also set the Tritons' single-game record with eight steals—a career high—against CSUN on Saturday, leading the team with 18 points. For the week, she averaged 14.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 4.0 steals in 37.1 minutes per game.
 
SHARING THE WEALTH
Six different Tritons have been UC San Diego's leading scorer in a game this season, paced by Erin Condron with eight games and three 20-point performances, while Makayla Rose has led the way in five games with two 20-point efforts. Sabrina Ma and Rosa Smith have both led the Tritons in scoring in four games with four 20-point games for Ma and three for Smith this season. Dymonique Maxie and Lev Feiman were the top scorers in one game each to round out the group. The Tritons are currently tied for first place in the Big West with 14.7 assists per game.
 
QUICK STARTS
UC San Diego is outscoring opponents 366-253 in the opening quarter, winning the first frame in 15 of its 21 contests this season. The Tritons are 13-2 in contests where they hold the lead at the first quarter break.
 
The Tritons built their largest first-quarter advantage against Air Force with an 18-point lead (22-4) and scored their most points in the opening period against Portland State with a 30-14 advantage. UC San Diego also built significant first-quarter leads against Occidental (25-12), No. 22 Washington (21-12), Long Beach State (23-7), California Baptist (18-8), Cal Poly (14-7), Cal State Fullerton (19-13), CSUN (14-5), Cal State Bakersfield (18-14), UC Davis (21-11) and CSUN (24-12).
 
TRITON TAKEAWAYS
The Tritons currently rank second in the Big West in turnover margin (6.57), 20th nationally in the same category and second in the conference in steals (11.2 per game, 34th nationally). UC San Diego is forcing 20.76 turnovers per game, good enough for second in the Big West and 34th nationally.
 
Makayla Rose ranks second in the Big West with 3.05 steals per game (64 total steals) and Dymonique Maxie ranks fourth with 2.57 per game (third in total steals, 54), respectively ranking 19th and 54th nationally. Sabrina Ma ranks 16th in the conference with 1.8 steals per game. The Tritons are also taking care of the ball on the other end, ranking second in the Big West with the fewest turnovers per game (14.2).
 
DEPENDABLE DEFENSE 
UC San Diego currently ranks fourth in the Big West in scoring defense, allowing 59.8 points per game (79th nationally) with a scoring margin of 9.9. The Tritons are holding opponents to a 28.9 three-point percentage which ranks fourth in the Big West and 37.5 percent from the field to rank fifth (60th nationally). UC San Diego also ranks fourth in the conference in blocks per game (3.1).
 
ELECTRIC ERIN
Triton forward/center Erin Condron has been leading UC San Diego with an all-around outstanding junior season, averaging 15.1 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.4 blocks in 32.5 minutes per game. She has earned UCU Athlete of the Week four different times this season. Condron has scored in double-figures 18 times, tallied six double-doubles and set career highs in points (22) and field goals made (11) against UC Riverside (Jan. 10), rebounds (15) at No. 22 Washington (Nov. 28), assists (5) against Long Beach State (Dec. 6) and steals (4) against UC Davis (Jan. 26). 
 
She currently leads the Big West and ranks 29th nationally in field goal percentage (55.6), ranks second in the conference in total rebounds (171) and third in rebounds per game (8.1). Condron also ranks second in the conference total field goals (135), third in blocks (29 total, 1.38 per game) and eighth in scoring (15.1 per game, 317 total).
 
MAK ATTACK
Senior transfer Makayla Rose has been pivotal in the Tritons success this season, leading UC San Diego in scoring on five separate occasions with 10 double-figure scoring efforts and two 20-point performances. Rose is averaging 9.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 3.0 steals in 34.2 minutes per game. She has played the full 40 minutes in six different contests, as well as all 45 in the overtime victory at Cal State Fullerton (Jan. 8). She ranks fourth in the Big West in minutes per game (61st nationally).
 
Rose has shown why she is the defending Big West Defensive Player of the Year, ranking 19th nationally in steals per game (3.05) and 21st in total steals (64). 
 
RED HOT ROSA
Redshirt junior Rosa Smith has found her rhythm, scoring in double figures in 12 of the last 17 games for the Tritons. During that stretch, Smith is second on the team with 13.8 points per game and averaging 3.4 assists and 3.6 rebounds in 32.8 minutes per game. 
 
Smith ranks second in the Big West in three-point percentage (41.0), just 0.01 off the leading mark. She ranks fifth in three-pointers (2.2 per game), seventh in assists (3.1 per game) and in assist/turnover ratio (1.1), eighth in field goal percentage (45.2) and 15th in scoring (12.8 per game).
 
DYMO DEALING DIMES
Point guard Dymonique Maxie currently leads the Big West with 4.2 assists per game, facilitating the Tritons' offense. The junior also ranks first in the conference with 89 total assists and second in assist/turnover ratio (1.59). Maxie set the Tritons' Division I single game record with 11 assists at Portland State (Nov. 30), finishing just three shy of the program's all-time record. She has recorded double-figure assists twice this season and surpassed her previous season high against UC Irvine (Jan. 24). 
 
UC San Diego currently leads the Big West in assists (14.7 per game) and assist/turnover ratio (1.03), with both marks ranking in the top 100 nationally.
 
SHARP SHOOTING SABRINA
Senior guard Sabrina Ma leads the Big West in threes per game (2.57), which ranks 47th nationally. She also leads the conference in three-point baskets with 54 made threes this season, ranking 55th in the NCAA, and ranks first in the conference in three-point attempts (153). Ma currently ranks seventh in the conference in three-point percentage, shooting 35.3 percent from beyond the arc. She has scored in double-figures 16 times this season with four 20-point performances and ranks 15th in the Big West with 12.8 points per game. 
 
TRITON MILESTONES
Makayla Rose is four assists shy of her 200th—currently with 196—and tallied her 300th career rebound on Nov. 24 against Occidental. Rosa Smith is three rebounds away from 200—currently with 197—and 11 assists shy of 200—currently with 189.
 
Erin Condron recorded her 500th career point against UC Davis (Jan. 22) and her 300th career rebound at UC Irvine (Jan. 24). Dymonique Maxie recorded her 500th career point at CSUN (Jan. 15) and her 200th career assist at Cal State Fullerton (Jan. 8). Rosa Smith tallied her 500th career point at California Baptist (Dec. 15). Sabrina Ma recorded her 1,000th career point on Nov. 22 against Air Force and her 400th career rebound against UC Davis (Jan. 22).
 
RECORDS REACHED IN 2025-26
The Tritons have set several program records in the 2025-26 season, including Dymonique Maxie setting the program's Division I single game record with 11 assists at Portland State (Nov. 30). Makayla Rose tallied eight steals against CSUN (Jan. 31), setting the program's single game record.
 
UC San Diego also set the program's points record against a Division I opponent, scoring 94 points against the Vikings (Nov. 30) and recorded a program-high 22 steals and 31 turnovers forced against CSUN (Jan. 31). 
 
BACK-TO-BACK UCU HONORS FOR CONDRON (JAN. 17)
Erin Condron earned her fourth UCU Athlete of the Week award of the season and second-straight honor after averaging nearly a double-double with 17.0 points and 9.5 rebounds in another 2-0 week for UC San Diego. Condron also tallied six blocks to lead the Big West for the week. In Thursday's victory at CSUN, Condron recorded her fifth double-double of the season with 13 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks. On Saturday, she led the Tritons with 21 points—her second 20-point performance of the season—and eight rebounds, adding three blocks and two assists to defeat Cal State Bakersfield. She currently leads the Big West with a 56.2 field goal percentage, which ranks 30th nationally.
 
THIRD WEEKLY HONOR FOR CONDRON (JAN. 12)
Erin Condron averaged 16.5 points and 8.0 rebounds to lead UC San Diego to another 2-0 week in Big West play. The junior forward set a new career high with 22 points in Saturday's victory over UC Riverside, adding 12 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season. She shot 57.7 percent from the field (15-for-26), also averaging 2.0 blocks and 2.0 assists in 36.2 minutes per game. Condron currently leads the Big West with a 56.5 field goal percentage, which ranks 28th nationally.
 
SMITH EARNS SECOND UCU WEEKLY HONOR (JAN. 5)
Redshirt junior Rosa Smith had another stellar week, averaging 17.5 points, 6.0 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals in 36.2 minutes per game. Smith led the team in points (35) and assists (12), while shooting 8-of-16 (.500) from three-point range to help the Tritons to a 2-0 week in Big West play. Smith recorded her second 20-point performance of the season, finishing with 21 points and a season-best eight assists in Thursday's 75-54 victory over Cal Poly. She finished in double figures again on Saturday, tallying 14 points and four assists in a 65-54 victory at Hawai'i.
 
CONDRON EARNS SECOND UCU WEEKLY NOD (DEC. 22)
Junior Erin Condron averaged nearly a double-double with 15.5 points and 9.5 rebounds to lead UC San Diego in the final week of non-conference play. Condron shot 53.8 percent from the field, adding five assists, three steals and two blocks in two games for the Tritons. In Monday's 67-59 victory at California Baptist, Condron tallied a team-best 15 points and 13 rebounds for her third double-double of the season. On Saturday against NAU, she led the Tritons once again with 16 points, six rebounds and two blocks. 
 
SMITH NAMED UCU ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (DEC. 8)
UC San Diego guard Rosa Smith recorded her Triton career high with 27 points in UC San Diego's Big West-opening win over Long Beach State. The redshirt junior finished 11-for-18 from the field (61 percent) with four 3-pointers in 32 minutes. Smith also tallied five assists, four rebounds and two steals in the contest. It marked her fourth consecutive double-figure scoring effort and fifth this season. 
 
CONDRON EARNS UCU ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (DEC. 1)
Junior Erin Condron averaged a double-double in an outstanding week, with 16.3 points and 11.7 rebounds over three games. The Tritons' forward recorded career highs in rebounds (15) and steals (3) against No. 22 Washington and tallied a career high in field goals made (8) against Occidental. Condron shot 57 percent from the field (21-for-37), totaling 49 points, 35 rebounds (9 offensive), three blocks, three steals and two assists.
 
EXPERIENCED ROSTER
UC San Diego returns seven Tritons from the 2024-25 squad that recorded the program's first 20-win season of the Division I era. Starters Gracie Gallegos and Sabrina Ma return, as well as All-Big West preseason honoree Erin Condron. Last season Ma was named Big West Newcomer of the Year and All-Big West Honorable Mention alongside Gallegos, who earned a spot on the Big West Championship All-Tournament Team. 
 
FRESH FACES
The Tritons added six talented newcomers to the squad during the offseason, signing two transfer scholar-athletes and four incoming true freshmen for the 2025-26 season. UC San Diego added 2024-25 Big West Defensive Player of the Year, Makayla Rose (UC Riverside) for her senior season and junior guard Dymonique Maxie (Nevada). Guard Michaela Fairwell (Irmo, S.C.), guard Lev Feiman (Woodland Hills, Calif.), forward Tatum Jones (Aurora, Colo.) and guard/forward Niya Price (Lancaster, Calif.) round out the freshman class for the Tritons.
 
CONDRON NAMED TO PRESEASON COACHES' TEAM
Junior forward Erin Condron was named to the Big West Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Team, selected by the conference's 11 head coaches. Condron had a breakout sophomore season for the Tritons in 2024-25, averaging 8.1 points and 4.7 rebounds in 18.6 minutes per game. Condron appeared in 22 games after missing the first 14 games due to injury, recording 10 double-figure scoring efforts and one double-double.
 
TRITONS PICKED FOURTH IN PRESEASON POLL
The defending Big West champions were picked to finished fourth in the Big West Preseason Coaches' Poll, earning 77 points and two first-place votes. Hawai'i was picked to finish first with 91 points and four of the 11 first-place votes, followed closely by UC Irvine with 90 points and four first-place votes as well. UC Davis received one first-place vote and 83 points for third, while UC San Diego received the remaining two first-place votes to rank fourth.
 
UC Santa Barbara was picked to finish fifth with 61 points, followed by Long Beach State (57 points), UC Riverside (51), Cal Poly (34), CSUN (27), Cal State Fullerton (20), Cal State Bakersfield (14).
 
HISTORY MADE
The Tritons women's basketball team had a historical 2024-25 campaign, winning the Big West Championship as the No. 4 seed and recording the first 20-win season of the program's Division I era. UC San Diego made history as the first program to send both its men's and women's basketball teams to the NCAA Tournament in their first season of Division I eligibility.
 
WINNING IN THE CLASSROOM
The Tritons excelled in the classroom in 2024-25, with six scholar-athletes being named to the Big West Winter All-Academic Team, including current Tritons Erin Condron, Gracie Gallegos, Junaé Mahan and Rosa Smith. Additionally, 15 Tritons were named to the Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll with 10 earning Highest Honors (3.51-4.00 GPA) including Gracie Gallegos, Sabrina Ma, Nicki Polocheck, Rosa Smith and Damilola Sule.
 
UC SAN DIEGO HEADED TO THE WCC
On Sept. 3, 2025, UC San Diego accepted a formal invitation to join the West Coast Conference (WCC) beginning July 1, 2027. UC San Diego will compete in 14 of the West Coast Conference's 16 sponsored sports, including men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, women's volleyball, men's and women's cross country, men's water polo, baseball, softball, men's and women's tennis, men's golf and women's rowing. The university remains committed to finding a conference affiliation for its sports that will not compete in the West Coast Conference.
 
Beginning in 2027-28, the WCC membership will consist of: University of California San Diego, Loyola Marymount University, University of the Pacific, Pepperdine University, University of Portland, Saint Mary's College, University of San Diego, University of San Francisco, Santa Clara University, and Seattle University. UC San Diego will become the first public institution in the West Coast Conference since the departure of the University of Nevada-Reno in 1979.
 
ANDY FEE NAMED ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT UC SAN DIEGO 
On Sept. 10, 2025, UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla announced the hiring of college sports veteran Andy Fee as the Tritons' new Director of Athletics. Fee will become just the fourth Director of Athletics at UC San Diego since 1966. Fee joins the Tritons after spending the 2024-25 season as Deputy AD at Seattle University. Prior to Seattle U, Fee spent two years at Washington as Deputy AD and Chief of Staff. 
 
Before relocating to Seattle, Fee spent five years as Director of Athletics at Long Beach State from 2017 to 2022. During this time, Long Beach State's athletic programs found great success as the school advanced to the postseason in 18 of its 19 sports programs in his five-year tenure. The Beach won a pair of national championships in men's volleyball and claimed The Big West Commissioner's Cup three times. 
 
No stranger to conference transition, Fee will help guide the Tritons into the West Coast Conference in 2027-28. He also helped guide Washington into the Big Ten and Seattle U into the WCC in July.
 
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.